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  • Sacred Thresholds & Seasons of Transformation w Dr. Russ Irwin: Science and Faith Unpacked

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    For Bold Leaders Who Know They Need to Move — But Can’t Seem to Take the Leap

    ⮕ Buy the Book: Drop the Armor! → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor

    Release the Past, Ignite your Faith + Unlock an Extraordinary Life: The blueprint to a life of freedom and fulfillment

    ⮕ Get Coaching + Support: Book a Call → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/

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    EPISODE DESCRIPTION

    In this raw and honest episode, Christine Jewell tackles the dangerous trap of staying stuck at spiritual thresholds when God is calling you into breakthrough territory. Speaking from personal experience of walking alongside Dr. Russ Irwin—a man who went from violent rage to radical redemption—Christine reveals why your brain actually fights against the very changes you desperately want—it's wired for familiar comfort over beneficial transformation. Drawing from recent conversations with clients who were feeling the holy agitation of transition but couldn't understand why change felt so difficult, Christine unpacks the subtle shift that happens when you cross spiritual thresholds (the Hebrew concepts of Matta and Pata) and provides a clear roadmap back to surrendered partnership with Heaven's blueprint. If you're feeling that stirring invitation to step into something new but don't know where you're going, or if you've had breakthrough moments that didn't stick when you returned to real life, this episode will help you understand the neuroscience behind lasting transformation and how to move from micro shifts to Kingdom reality.

    This Episode Is for You If:

    • You feel like you're stuck between two realities—knowing there's more but having no idea what's next
    • The life you once lived no longer fits, but you can't see the full picture of where God is taking you
    • You're carrying the weight of trying to create your own clarity instead of walking through doors step by faithful step
    • You're working harder than ever but feel like your brain keeps pulling you back to old, familiar patterns
    • You suspect that your gifts have taken you places your character wasn't ready to sustain
    • You're ready to stop making God's blessings feel like burdens through your own self-generated strategies
    • You need to understand why lasting change feels so energetically demanding and emotionally draining

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    🔨 Your brain favors what's familiar more than the beneficial change you desire—this is why breakthrough feels so challenging 🌊 God keeps us on a need-to-know basis; if you don't know something, you probably don't need to know it yet 👂 True breakthrough comes from surrendering to Heaven's blueprint, not rolling up your sleeves with human strategy 💎 Thresholds require you to leave behind things that aren't bad—they just can't serve where you're going ⚡ Micro shifts create lasting neurological change better than expecting big bang breakthrough moments 🏗️ The wilderness isn't punishment—it's privacy, where God prepares your character to match your gifts

    NOTABLE QUOTES

    • "Our brain favors what's familiar more than it favors the benefit of the change we desire."
    • "God is good and you are more than what you've become."
    • "We go to headquarters to get our instructions."
    • "When clarity increases, chaos and confusion usually decrease."
    • "It's not a career, it's a calling, it's an assignment, it's something that burns within us."
    • "There are certain things that we can't take with us when we cross over—this becomes very challenging because they're not bad things, they just can't serve where we're going."

    FEATURED SCRIPTURES

    John 10:10 - "I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly." Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Ephesians 3:20 - "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us."

    54 min
  • Wisdom, Trust and Respect. How to Lead when Stakes are High

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    For Bold Leaders Who Know They Need to Move — But Can’t Seem to Take the Leap

    ⮕ Buy the Book: Drop the Armor! → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor

    Release the Past, Ignite your Faith + Unlock an Extraordinary Life: The blueprint to a life of freedom and fulfillment

    ⮕ Get Coaching + Support: Book a Call → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/

    ⮕ Apply for the 30 Day Breakthrough → For those who value speed, results + are wanting to break through their greatest challenge - Apply + learn more here: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ Executive Coaching: Learn more about Coaching → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    Connect with Christine:

    Instagram: @thechristinejewell

    LinkedIn: Christine Jewell

    YouTube: @christinejewell

    Facebook: @thechristinejewell

    Website: https://thechristinejewell.com/

    EPISODE DESCRIPTION

    In this raw and honest episode, Christine Jewell tackles the dangerous trap of rising in power while falling in purpose that's destroying even the wisest leaders. Speaking from personal experience of working with hundreds of executives who feel like puppets on a string, Christine reveals why leaders lose themselves in high-stakes environments—it's the compromise of wisdom, trust, and respect that happens so subtly. Drawing from recent conversations with clients who were struggling with toxic team members and broken trust, Christine unpacks the subtle shift that transforms leaders from reactive to grounded and provides a clear roadmap back to spirit-led leadership anchored in biblical foundations. If you're feeling hijacked by every new study and opinion that comes your way or if you're compromising your values to gain favor with your teams, this episode will help you lead with unshakeable authority without losing your integrity, peace, or purpose.

    TARGET AUDIENCE

    This Episode Is for You If:

    • You feel like a puppet on a string, tossed about by every new study, opinion, and argument
    • The life you once led with conviction now feels compromised by external pressures and data
    • You're carrying the weight of leadership decisions while your team questions everything you do
    • You're working at building trust and respect but can't seem to hold it sustainably
    • You suspect you're entertaining foolish counsel and letting the wrong voices speak into your leadership
    • You're ready to stop rising in power while falling in purpose like so many leaders do
    • You need wisdom to discern between matters and make grounded decisions in high-stakes environments

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    🔨 Lead from wisdom anchored in the fear of the Lord, not fleeting information and people's opinions 🌊 Things move at the speed of trust—you must become trustworthy before demanding trust from others 👂 Seek to understand before making reactive decisions, especially when dealing with team conflicts 💎 Protect your gates—everything you allow in your office, inbox, and conversations shapes your leadership ⚡ Guard against foolish counsel that seduces you into self-reliance and compromise of values 🏗️ Set structures and boundaries, then honor them yourself—people mirror what they see in leadership

    NOTABLE QUOTES

    • "Too many leaders rise in power, rise in influence, rise in position, and then they fall in purpose."
    • "If you're going to do that, you're like a puppet right on a string. You're just getting tossed about."
    • "Every time we break a promise to ourselves, listen up, we are eroding trust."
    • "Even Solomon fell when he stopped depending on God, when he stopped trusting in God, when he stopped surrounding himself with wise counsel."
    • "We all have gates—our office, our inbox, our entertainment, our conversations. Everything is a gate."
    • "The idea of boundaries is to preserve the integrity of what's on the inside."

    FEATURED SCRIPTURES

    John 10:10 - "I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly." Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Proverbs 4:7 - "The beginning of wisdom is this: get skillful and godly wisdom, and with all your acquiring, get understanding."

    41 min
  • How to Lead at Home without Losing Yourself - Part 2 - Marriage Makeover

    ⮕ Free Masterclass: The Breakthrough Experience → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/breakthrough

    For Bold Leaders Who Know They Need to Move — But Can’t Seem to Take the Leap

    ⮕ Buy the Book: Drop the Armor! → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor

    Release the Past, Ignite your Faith + Unlock an Extraordinary Life: The blueprint to a life of freedom and fulfillment

    ⮕ Get Coaching + Support: Book a Call → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/

    ⮕ Apply for the 30 Day Breakthrough → For those who value speed, results + are wanting to break through their greatest challenge - Apply + learn more here: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ Executive Coaching: Learn more about Coaching → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    Connect with Christine:

    Instagram: @thechristinejewell

    LinkedIn: Christine Jewell

    YouTube: @christinejewell

    Facebook: @thechristinejewell

    Website: https://thechristinejewell.com/

    In this raw and honest episode, Christine Jewell tackles the dangerous trap of losing yourself while trying to lead your family and build your future. Speaking from personal experience of grinding it out head-down in business only to watch her marriage and health slip through her hands, Christine reveals why so many leaders feel disconnected from their families despite all their hard work—it's misaligned leadership that puts faith in the wrong place. Drawing from recent conversations with clients who were experiencing high conflict and low intimacy in their marriages, Christine unpacks the subtle shift that moves you from transactional love to transformational change and provides a clear roadmap back to spirit-led leadership anchored in your God-given identity. If you're feeling like you've lost yourself somewhere along the way or if you're waiting for your spouse to change before you'll step up, this episode will help you reclaim your role as the atmosphere-setter in your home without losing who you are.

    This Episode Is for You If:

    • You feel like you've lost yourself while grinding it out to provide for your family and build your future
    • The life you once envisioned with your spouse has turned into high conflict and low intimacy
    • You're carrying the weight of trying to fix, control, and change your partner instead of leading yourself
    • You're working harder than ever but watching your marriage and family relationships slip through your hands
    • You suspect you've abandoned your God-given roles and are operating in spiritual inversion
    • You're ready to stop putting your faith in your spouse's changes and start believing in what God can do
    • You need to learn how to become the thermostat that sets the atmosphere in your home

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    🔨 Pre-decide who you're bringing to the table each morning before your feet hit the floor—don't wait to see how your spouse shows up

    🌊 Set the standard for your emotional home base: choose peace over pressure, joy over chronic disappointment

    👂 Stop trying to change your spouse and start asking God what He's doing in your heart and how He's calling you to lead

    💎 Fiercely protect the atmosphere of your home by building moats around your marriage and guarding what gets access

    ⚡ Operate from your kingdom identity, not your rejected and dejected identity—this requires daily time with the King of Kings

    🏗️ Create safety in your home: physically, emotionally, and mentally safe spaces where people can be themselves

    NOTABLE QUOTES

    "I feel like I lost myself. Somewhere along the way, I was pursuing the growth... And when I lost myself, I started to feel my marriage slipping through my hands."

    "This is not about domination. This is about alignment—aligning ourselves to God's plan for us, how we're called to lead."

    "We lose ourselves when we try to control people. We lose ourselves when we put faith that if I do this, they'll do this. That's transactional love."

    "You can't put faith in her. You've got to put your faith in God, the one who designed marriage in the first place."

    "Too many of you are waiting for your spouse to affirm who you are... Do not base your identity off of what a human has to say about you."

    "If Christ is in you and the Holy Spirit is alive in you, when you walk into a room and you are really connected to the heart and spirit and mind of God, you move the room, you shape the room."

    FEATURED SCRIPTURES

    John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

    Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

    Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

    Romans 12:2 - "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."

    41 min
  • How to Lead Without Losing Yourself – Part 1: Abandoning Yourself vs Leading Yourself

    ⮕ Free Masterclass: The Breakthrough Experience → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/breakthrough

    For Bold Leaders Who Know They Need to Move — But Can’t Seem to Take the Leap

    ⮕ Buy the Book: Drop the Armor! → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor

    Release the Past, Ignite your Faith + Unlock an Extraordinary Life: The blueprint to a life of freedom and fulfillment

    ⮕ Get Coaching + Support: Book a Call → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/

    ⮕ Apply for the 30 Day Breakthrough → For those who value speed, results + are wanting to break through their greatest challenge - Apply + learn more here: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ Executive Coaching: Learn more about Coaching → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    Connect with Christine:

    Instagram: @thechristinejewell

    LinkedIn: Christine Jewell

    YouTube: @christinejewell

    Facebook: @thechristinejewell

    Website: https://thechristinejewell.com/

    In this raw and honest episode, Christine Jewell tackles the dangerous trap of abandoning your post as a leader while trying to serve everyone else. Speaking from personal experience of sensing a holy stirring and divine wake-up call, Christine reveals why high performers lose themselves in the process—it's complete misalignment with your God-given identity and kingdom assignment. Drawing from recent conversations with clients who were experiencing breakthrough moments and portals opening in their lives, Christine unpacks the subtle shift that moves you from spiritually dry and mentally scattered back to leading from overflow and provides a clear roadmap back to spirit-led living and kingdom identity. If you're waking up tired and going to bed exhausted or if you're physically present but mentally and spiritually checked out, this episode will help you reclaim the territories you've been entrusted to lead starting with yourself.

    This Episode Is for You If: • You feel like you've lost yourself somewhere along the line while trying to lead others and serve everyone • The life you once felt connected to now feels like going through the motions—spiritually dry and emotionally numbed out • You're carrying the weight of everyone else's needs while abandoning the post God called you to steward first • You're working at a high level as a driver and impact-driven leader but waking up tired and going to bed exhausted • You suspect there's a holy stirring happening in your spirit but you're not sure how to respond to the divine invitation • You're ready to stop being a yes-person who pleases everyone while your own vessel becomes weaker and unattended • You need to do a pit stop realignment because you've been redlining without sustainable rhythms for too long

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    🔨 The Pit Stop Principle: High performers need regular realignments—you can't stay redlining without overheating, rattling, and eventual breakdown 🌊 Holy Stirring Recognition: There's a difference between burnout and divine wake-up calls—God is stirring the waters for breakthrough in this season 👂 Four Territory Leadership: You cannot lead others well until you reclaim the territories of your spirit, body, mind, and heart first 💎 Kingdom Identity Over Old Identity: Someone is always calling the shots—either an old version of you or the kingdom version you're called to step into ⚡ No Muscle Training: Protecting your spiritual time, workout time, and deep work requires building your ability to say no to good things 🏗️ Heaven's Scoreboard: Redefine your measures of success—are you performing for man's approval or God's kingdom assignments?

    NOTABLE QUOTES

    "We cannot fulfill our kingdom assignment when we have abandoned our post. When we have abandoned our God-given identity and we run back to one old, one that is the father of life speaking into you, trying to remind you of who you used to be."

    "There's a difference between just being dissatisfied and bored and just restless and anxious versus a holy agitation, a holy stirring of the waters."

    "You cannot fulfill your kingdom assignment when we have abandoned our post. When we have abandoned our God-given identity."

    "If you abandon the vessel, this is literally like I'm leaving the ship without a captain, right? I'm off thinking that I need to go fight every other battle, but I've left the ship unattended."

    "How can you do for others what you can't do for yourself? It's impossible. It's impossible to sustain it unless the Lord builds a house."

    "Am I aiming to please man? Or am I aiming to please God? Who is the audience that you are performing for?"

    FEATURED SCRIPTURES

    John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

    Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

    Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

    Ephesians 5:14 - "Awake, sleeper, rise from the dead and Christ will shine on you."

    46 min
  • 5 Symptoms of Leadership Gifts in Overdrive: When Your Most Powerful Become Destructive

    ⮕ Free Masterclass: The Breakthrough Experience → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/breakthrough

    For Bold Leaders Who Know They Need to Move — But Can’t Seem to Take the Leap

    ⮕ Buy the Book: Drop the Armor! → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor

    Release the Past, Ignite your Faith + Unlock an Extraordinary Life: The blueprint to a life of freedom and fulfillment

    ⮕ Get Coaching + Support: Book a Call → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/

    ⮕ Apply for the 30 Day Breakthrough → For those who value speed, results + are wanting to break through their greatest challenge - Apply + learn more here: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ Executive Coaching: Learn more about Coaching → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    Connect with Christine:

    Instagram: @thechristinejewell

    LinkedIn: Christine Jewell

    YouTube: @christinejewell

    Facebook: @thechristinejewell

    Website: https://thechristinejewell.com/

    In this raw and honest episode, Christine Jewell tackles the dangerous trap of letting your greatest gifts become your greatest liabilities. Speaking from personal experience of catching herself in the martyrdom cycle and the overthinking spiral, Christine reveals why our God-given gifts can get hijacked—it's separation from partnership with the Holy Spirit. Drawing from recent conversations with clients who were burnt out from pouring into everyone else while neglecting themselves, Christine unpacks the subtle shift that transforms multiplication gifts into destructive patterns and provides a clear roadmap back to spirit-led stewardship. If you're exhausted from carrying what's not yours to carry or if you're spinning in your head instead of operating from your heart, this episode will help you recognize when your gifts are in overdrive and channel them back to their divine purpose.

    This Episode Is for You If:

    • You feel like you're constantly pouring into everyone else while neglecting your own physical and spiritual health
    • The leadership responsibilities you once thrived in now feel overwhelming and burdensome
    • You're carrying guilt and pressure that everything rises or falls on your shoulders alone
    • You're working from a place of fear instead of faith, spinning in analysis paralysis
    • You suspect your generous heart has become a trap where people just take from you
    • You're ready to stop making God's gifts feel like personal burdens you have to manage alone
    • You need to learn how to steward your gifts from overflow instead of empty

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    🔨 Our greatest gifts are also our greatest liabilities—the areas where we'll be most attacked 🌊 When we separate from partnership with the Holy Spirit, our gifts get hijacked by wrong motives 👂 Strategic thinking becomes overthinking when we're locked in our head instead of accessing our heart 💎 Radical ownership turns destructive when we think everything is our responsibility to carry ⚡ True humility isn't shrinking—it's being the lighthouse God created you to be 🏗️ Generosity must be paired with wisdom, stewardship, discernment, and Holy Spirit submission

    NOTABLE QUOTES

    "Our greatest gifts are also our greatest liabilities. The gifts that God put in me, in you are also the areas that we will be most attacked."

    "When we are unable to access the heart of situations, the heart of the people, when we can't connect with human to human, heart to heart, we lose that ability because we're locked up spinning in our head."

    "Be careful that we don't identify as, I'm always gotta be pouring into everyone else. And if everybody else has a need and I'm not just jumping on it, I'm not their savior and their fixer and the rescuer, then somehow I'm doing something wrong."

    "The Holy Spirit shared with me was, I created you to actually be a lighthouse. It's strong, it's steady, it's constant. Whether it's a beautiful day, a stormy day, it shines because it's radiating light out."

    "True generosity must be paired with wisdom, stewardship, discernment, and submission."

    "We gotta make the 18 inch journey from our head to our heart, and this requires that we pump the brakes, that we recognize where we're at."

    FEATURED SCRIPTURES

    John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

    Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

    Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

    1 Peter 4:10 - "Each of you should use whatever gift you have to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms."

    36 min
  • Identity, Leadership and Momentum: The Catalyst to Transformation + Growth (Part 1)

    ⮕ Free Masterclass: The Breakthrough Experience → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/breakthrough

    For Bold Leaders Who Know They Need to Move — But Can’t Seem to Take the Leap

    ⮕ Buy the Book: Drop the Armor! → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor

    Release the Past, Ignite your Faith + Unlock an Extraordinary Life: The blueprint to a life of freedom and fulfillment

    ⮕ Get Coaching + Support: Book a Call → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/

    ⮕ Apply for the 30 Day Breakthrough → For those who value speed, results + are wanting to break through their greatest challenge - Apply + learn more here: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ Executive Coaching: Learn more about Coaching → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    Connect with Christine:

    Instagram: @thechristinejewell

    LinkedIn: Christine Jewell

    YouTube: @christinejewell

    Facebook: @thechristinejewell

    Website: https://thechristinejewell.com/

    In this raw and honest episode, Christine Jewell tackles the dangerous trap of lacking the identity characteristics that create true leadership momentum. Speaking from personal experience of watching leaders either multiply breakthrough after breakthrough or stay stuck in mixed results, Christine reveals why identity drives everything we do—it's at the root of what we say yes to, what we say no to, and the risks we're willing to take. Drawing from recent conversations with clients who were operating from scarcity, competition, and fear-based leadership, Christine unpacks the subtle shift that transforms you from someone who's just busy into a strategic multiplier and provides a clear roadmap back to radical ownership, humility, and generosity. If you're tired of being a thermometer that goes up and down with circumstances or if you suspect you're hoarding power instead of empowering others, this episode will help you step into new skin and embody the five characteristics of leaders who actually make things happen.

    This Episode Is for You If:

    • You feel like you're always busy but not creating the intentional life you're designed to live
    • The success you once dreamed of now feels like a burden instead of a blessing
    • You're carrying the weight of leadership but struggling with imposter syndrome or comparison
    • You're working harder than ever but seeing inconsistent results in your business or relationships
    • You suspect you might be operating from scarcity and competition instead of abundance
    • You're ready to stop being a victim to circumstances and take radical ownership of your outcomes
    • You need to upgrade your identity from who you've been to who God is calling you to become

    Key Takeaways:

    🔨 Identity drives all behavior—what you say yes to, what you say no to, and the risks you'll take 🌊 Strategic thinkers play chess, not checkers, pulling themselves out of the fires to see the landscape 👂 Radical ownership means leaders go first—they don't wait for others to extend grace, forgive, or provide clarity 💎 True strength doesn't have to prove it's strong—radical humility stays coachable despite expertise ⚡ Radical generosity operates from abundance, not lack, understanding the spiritual law of multiplication 🏗️ We are the only species that can consciously evolve and step into new skin with God's help

    Notable Quotes:

    • "Identity drives what we say yes to, what we say no to. The risks we will take, the decisions we make."
    • "Real legacy is measured in who you empower, not just what you build."
    • "You can either be the thermometer that goes up and down, or you can be the thermostat that sets the temperature in the room."
    • "True strength, true power, true greatness doesn't have to say to anyone that it's strong, that is great, that is powerful."
    • "Responsibility is a blessing, not a burden. It's a privilege, not a burden."
    • "The beautiful thing about how God created us is that we are the only species that can evolve and grow consciously."

    Featured Scriptures: 

    John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." 

    Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." 

    Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." 

    Luke 6:38 - "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap."

    28 min
  • The 5 Biggest Limiters of Your Growth Potential + How to Overcome Them

    ⮕ Free Masterclass: The Breakthrough Experience → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/breakthrough

    For Bold Leaders Who Know They Need to Move — But Can’t Seem to Take the Leap

    ⮕ Buy the Book: Drop the Armor! → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor

    Release the Past, Ignite your Faith + Unlock an Extraordinary Life: The blueprint to a life of freedom and fulfillment

    ⮕ Get Coaching + Support: Book a Call → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/

    ⮕ Apply for the 30 Day Breakthrough → For those who value speed, results + are wanting to break through their greatest challenge - Apply + learn more here: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    ⮕ Executive Coaching: Learn more about Coaching → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me

    Connect with Christine:

    Instagram: @thechristinejewell

    LinkedIn: Christine Jewell

    YouTube: @christinejewell

    Facebook: @thechristinejewell

    Website: https://thechristinejewell.com/

    In this raw and honest episode, Christine Jewell tackles the dangerous trap of clinging to stinking habits and autopilot operating systems that keep you stuck at 95% of your potential. Speaking from personal experience of coaching executives who say "I know this" to everything but aren't seeing results, Christine reveals why knowing about something and actually embodying it creates completely different outcomes—it's the "I know it all" bug that blocks transformation. Drawing from recent conversations with clients who were questioning their identity after major life shifts and feeling washed up on the beach, Christine unpacks the subtle shift that moves you from comfort zone expertise to faith-based wave riding and provides a clear roadmap back to spirit-led growth positioning. If you're getting decent results but know there's another level waiting or if you're tired of being the smartest person in rooms that don't stretch you, this episode will help you identify the five growth limiters stealing your potential and learn to partner with God's timing for your next breakthrough.

    This Episode Is for You If:

    • You feel like you're the smartest person in your room and nobody's stretching your thinking
    • The life you once found exciting now feels predictable and you're craving real expansion
    • You're carrying the weight of always having the answers but not experiencing breakthrough
    • You're working with the same habits, people, and environments but expecting different results
    • You suspect your expertise has become a dangerous trap keeping you from your next level
    • You're ready to trade the illusion of security for faith-based adventure and growth
    • You need to upgrade your operating systems but keep defaulting to 95% autopilot living

    🔨 Your habits are literally your processes—when you stack the right systems consistently, you create compounding results over time

    🌊 95% of your actions run on subconscious autopilot from belief systems that need regular upgrades like software on your phone

    👂 Growth requires intentionally changing environments—your best creative downloads never come from the same spaces where you execute

    💎 The people in your inner circle determine your trajectory—if conversations aren't challenging you, you're not in growth mode

    ⚡ The illusion of security keeps you clinging to familiar waves instead of positioning for the next level of God's blessings

    🏗️ Growth is cyclical like seasons—what feels like winter setbacks are often promotions preparing you for deeper roots and bigger opportunities

    NOTABLE QUOTES

    "You don't know it, you know about it—because if you knew it, you would be different. Your results would be different, you would be doing it."

    "The most dangerous trap of all is when you get really good at something because the ego loves to live in this place, but we don't realize we are robbing ourselves of the next level."

    "So many of us are trying to be the power, the source of the force—but a surfer partners with the wave, he doesn't try to be the wave."

    "Everything that feels like a setback is often a promotion if we get it and we don't waste this season of sitting in the water, waiting for the next wave."

    "My job is to be prepared and positioned to paddle—to partner with God, partner with the right timing, the right order."

    "It's what we do in the different seasons that determines how well we flourish and grow in the next cycle."

    FEATURED SCRIPTURES

    John 10:10 - "I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly."

    Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

    Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

    Ecclesiastes 3:1 - "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven."

    34 min
  • Unforced Rhythms of GRACE - Dallas Marley on Restlessness, Identity and True Transformation

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    Website: https://thechristinejewell.com/In this powerful conversation, Christine sits down with Dallas

    Marley—entrepreneur turned missionary—who sold his 7-figure food truck

    empire to serve human trafficking victims in Ecuador. Dallas reveals the

    hidden trap that keeps high performers spiritually restless despite

    massive success: confusing activity with true rest.

    Speaking from his journey of building multiple businesses while

    internally burning out, Dallas exposes why even "successful" Christians

    struggle with an unshakeable sense of "not enough." He shares how God's

    invitation to "rest" during COVID wasn't about doing less—it was about

    operating from a completely different identity foundation.

    From Nashville boardrooms to Ecuador's streets, this conversation will

    challenge everything you think you know about rest, performance, and

    what it truly means to live from grace instead of grinding for approval.


    This Episode Is for You If:

    You've achieved success but still feel spiritually restless inside

    You can't slow down without feeling guilty or anxious

    You're driven by performance but exhausted by the constant pressure

    You know God loves you but don't feel it at a heart level

    You're curious about what true rest looks like for high achievers

    You want to understand the difference between human striving and divine grace

    You're ready to operate from identity instead of achievement

    You sense God calling you to something deeper than just "doing more"


    Key Takeaways:

    🛑 Inactivity Reveals Rest - Being still exposes whether you truly rest or just escape

    ⚡ Grace = Supernatural Power - God's unmerited favor enables what human effort cannot

    🆔 Identity Determines Everything - Speak to who people really are, not their mistakes

    🏃‍♂️ Restlessness vs Rest - True rest is ceasing from works of striving, not physical activity

    💝 Righteousness is a Gift - Stop trying to earn what's already freely given

    🔄 Transformation Happens Inside-Out - Change your core beliefs, and behavior follows

    ⚖️ Acceptance ≠ Agreement - You can love people without endorsing their choices

    🧠 Renew Your Mind - Spiritual warfare is about aligning thoughts with truth


    Notable Quotes: "Inactivity isn't rest, but inactivity will reveal to

    you whether or not you are in rest."

    "Restlessness is that voice of guilt when things get still that says,

    'Are you sure you're doing enough?'"

    "Maybe what's driving us isn't the voice of God, but it's the voice of

    guilt that says if you don't do good enough, the world's not going to

    accept you."

    "It's not our job to change people. It's our job to love them. God

    changes them."

    "We start telling people who they are and they start acting like it."

    "When we're doing what God wants us to do from a healthy place, there's

    grace."


    Featured Scriptures:

    Hebrews 3-4 - Entering God's rest through belief, not works

    Romans 5 - Those who accept the free gift of righteousness reign in life

    Matthew 11:28-30 - "Come to me, all who are weary, and I will give you rest"

    2 Corinthians 5:17 - "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation"

    Romans 12:2 - "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind"

    1 hr 3 min
  • From Burnout to Spirit-Led Living: 4 Keys to Realigning and Reprioritizing Your Life

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    In this raw and honest episode, Christine Jewell tackles the dangerous trap of making our blessings feel like burdens. Speaking from personal experience of nearly falling back into old patterns despite having everything she once prayed for, Christine reveals why that dimming flame of motivation isn't a character flaw—it's a misalignment problem.

    Drawing from recent conversations with clients who were feeling crushed under the weight of their own success, Christine unpacks the subtle shift that transforms God's blessings into heavy burdens and provides a clear roadmap back to spirit-led living. If you're running hard but feeling spiritually empty, or if the life you once dreamed of now feels overwhelming, this episode will help you distinguish between the weight of responsibility and the weight of God's glory.

    This Episode Is for You If:
    • You feel like your flame of motivation is dimming despite having "success"
    • The life you once prayed for now feels overwhelming and heavy
    • You're carrying everyone else's problems and feeling resentful
    • You're working harder than ever but feeling spiritually empty
    • You suspect you've made work or achievements more important than what truly matters
    • You're ready to learn the difference between human effort and spirit-led partnership
    • You need to reprioritize without feeling guilty about "having less"

    Key Takeaways:

    🔨 Don't Make the Blessing a Burden 

    🌊 Stop Carrying What's Not Yours 

    👂 You're Not the Power Source 

    💎 Recognize the Two Types of Weight 

    ⚡ Misalignment Creates Friction

    🏗️ Reprioritize Before You Break 

    Notable Quotes:

    "Be careful that you don't make the blessing the burden, because that's exactly what the enemy will want to do."

    "Burnout is a clear sign that I'm carrying what is not mine to carry."

    "It's not about time management, it's about spirit management."

    "When we are in partnership with His spirit, we experience supernatural strength, peace, and clarity."

    "Alignment produces right fruit, not just results—because you can be getting results but in a state that stresses you out and costs you the things that matter most."

    "Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him and he will make your path straight."

    Featured Scriptures:

    John 10:10 - "The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come that you may have life abundantly" Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding" Matthew 6:33 - "Seek first the kingdom and all things will be added unto you" Isaiah 60:1 - "Arise and shine for the glory of God has risen upon you"

    43 min
  • Restored: What God Rebuilds is Always Stronger Than What Was Broken

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    Release the Past, Ignite your Faith + Unlock an Extraordinary Life: The blueprint to a life of freedom and fulfillment

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    In this raw and honest episode of Breaking Chains, I’m inviting you back to the altar—to the place where truth, restoration, and divine authority are reclaimed. If you’ve been feeling worn down, disconnected, or like you've lost parts of yourself in the hustle of life, leadership, or even ministry, this conversation is for you.

    Together, we’re breaking open the chains of self-reliance and control and returning to the truth that restoration only begins when we bring the REAL us to the altar. It’s not about striving—it’s about surrender. You’re not too far gone. It’s not too late. Your restoration starts now.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Why you can't bypass the altar
    • True restoration starts when we return—raw, exposed, humbled. There is no resurrection without sacrifice.

    • How counterfeit altars keep us in cycles of defeat
    • When we idolize achievement, comfort, or control, we unknowingly build false altars that drain our strength and steal our clarity.

    • What it really means to be restored
    • Restoration is a re-alignment with truth, identity, and divine authority—not just healing, but being made whole and ready to lead again.

    • The shift from performance to presence
    • You weren’t created to hustle for healing. You were made to return to the One who restores all things in perfect timing and truth.


    Notable Quotes:

    🗣️ “You can’t be restored if you’re still pretending. Restoration begins when we return to the altar and get real.” – Christine Jewell

    🗣️ “God is not interested in polishing up the image you’ve curated. He’s after your heart.” – Christine Jewell

    🗣️ “Restoration is not about going back to who you were. It’s about becoming who you were always meant to be.” – Christine Jewell

    🗣️ “It’s not too late. What the enemy tried to steal—God is ready to restore.”

    This episode is for you if:

    • You’re tired of striving and feel spiritually worn down
    • You’ve built your life around achievement, but something still feels off
    • You’ve been in a season of hiding or disconnect and long to be restored
    • You’re ready to come back to the altar and lead from truth, not performance

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    40 min

About Breaking Chains

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The Breaking Chains Podcast is where faith-driven executives and founders come to shed the world's version of success and step fully into who God designed and called them to be: as leaders, as spouses, and as Kingdom Builders.